MR. GARRETT, M.L.A., AT CAMP BELLTOWN. Mr. Thomas Gakrett, M.L.A., addressed a large gathering of his constituents at the Tomperanco IIull, Campbolltown, on Satur day evening. Mr. Charles Bull, Mayor of Campbelltown, presided. Mr. Garrett, after thanking the elecfors for the renewal of their confidence in liiiu nt the last general election, referred to the circumstances under which the late Govern ment loft office and the present Govern ment c.amo into power. He said there was one thing which the country had gained by the chango, and that wnn the introduction of now blood into the Government of the country. Most of the now men were men of considerable promise, and their intro duction into public lifo should be for the benefit of the colony; but in addition to that, tho present Government had rendered a servico by securing the return to public. life of Mr. Dalley—(cheers)—for whom he had not only great personal regard, but for whose abilities as a speaker and a politician ho had also...

LOCAL AND GENERAL. MB, GABBETT, M.L.A., AT APPIN. Pursuant to notice, Mr. Thomas Garrett, M.P. for Camdan, addros.sed his coifWlu cnts in the Assembly Hull, Appin, on Saturday afternoon lust. The attendance at tlio beginning of tlio mooting was not large, but towards its conclusion there was ft very good muster. Mr. Georgo Nicol, sen., was voted to the chair, and introduced Mr. Garrott. Mr. Garrett, who was well received, said lie did not anticipate a large attendance, for he knew the difficulty business people people had to contend against. First, lie must thank, them for the support he had received at Appin last election. The elec tion had come on so suddenly that ho had not an opportunity of addressing them, but still the polling was satisfactory to him. No duty was more incumbent on a member of Parliament than to explain liis views to the electors, and he had now commenced a series of meetings—of which this was the first—to tell them how lie had voted in his place in Parliament ...

S E L E C T I' 0 E- T It Y. I A SUCCESSFUL LAAVYKU. Hn hcamd Uio logic pile on pile, the evidence still higher, Tho counsel on the otter side he hinted was a liar, lie said hiji client win a well-known gentleman and scholar And that, his side had never paid thciv witnesses a dollar* Ho told them of the orphan's moans, tlio base oppressor's sneers. And, piling pathos luuuntaiu deep, lnovod all tho Com t to tciirs. He said: " I camc not hero lor fame, nor yet for pailrr j*oltl; Cut justice is n tiling, my friends, that never ran bo sold And then at (lie rascality fdled with indignant rnge, Declared tho net unparalleled in any previous ago He said thai such a jiorjured wrctch no'er breathed • beneath the sun, And, rising in his legal might, nskod that the right be done. Ho tjuotod Blackstonc, Cliitty, Bitmm, and no one could dispute ; And said bis " chain of reasoning " no lawyer could refute. He told the "honest, lawful men" to judge alone by fact, And not lie swayed by empty speech a...

THE BO WEAL FREE PRESS, and lIlTTAaONG, BUMIAWANG, AND KaNQALOON ADVOCATE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1883. It is a very wholesome custom for mem bers of Parliament to visit their constituen cies after each session, in order thnt they may know whether their parliamentary conduct has met with approval, or other wise ; to give a full account of their steward ship ; to give an explanation of any vote or other action that may not accord with the views entertained by some ; and to ascer tain the nature of any local grievance that may require hi3 mediation. So far, judg ing from the reception accorded Mr. Garrett at Appin, in Campbelltown.and Camden, the confidence of the electors in those parts of the Camden Electorate seems to be un shaken. Mr. Ghirrett, as will be seen by a report of his speech in another column, was very explicit and candid in his utterances, and was listened to with pleasure and approbation. Firstly, he thanked the electors for the honour they had conferred by electing h...

POEK AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE. " rim. Rotiinhon" lliufl humorously tolls how in C'hicngo ho saw a pig converted into pork in tliirfcy-fivo scconds. A lively piebald pig was olio of ft number grunting and quarrell ing in a pen, and I was asked to keep my eyo on him. What happened to that porker was this. IIo was suddenly seized by the hind leg and jerked up on to a small crane. This swung him swiftly to the fatal door through which no pig over returns. On the other side stood a man— That two banded-ongino at the door stands roady to smite, onoe and no more, and tho dead pig shot across a trough and through another doorway, and then thero waB a splash I Ho had fallen head first into a vat of boiling water. Some unseen machi nery passed him along quickly to tho other end of tho terrible bath and there a water wheel picked him np and flung him out on to a sloping counter. Hore anothor mach ine seizod him, and with ono revolution scraped him as bald as a nut. And down the couutor ho wont, ...

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Religion nowadays is largely administered on the European plan. You tako what you please and leave the rest. It is apt to be the ease, however, that what you take is very small in proportion to what you leave. Men are so unselfish. A .Soft Answek.—Fair Horsewoman (predisposed to lecture): " Betting, smoking, and billiards I What dreadful habits you men go in for 1" Cousin Jack : " Not so damaging as your babit, Lady Loo. It's perfectly killing." (Lecture adjourned.) It is reported that the Wednesday half-holiday business will fall through from this out. And so it should. It is very stupid to send buyers, on a market day, to other townships. Even now, it will take a long time to recover the trade we have lost. An old and respected resident, Mr. Alexander Smith, partner in the firm of Smith and Henderson, merchants and shipowners, of Newcastle, died on Sunday, from blood poisoning, resulting from a slight scratch on one of his hande. An Unintentional Confession.—You...

to Tint xditoh or yira vrnca rnBas. 8m,—A. voiy -well-written article under tlio heading of " St. Bteplion'a, Mittagong," appears in tho last iflsuoof a journal callod "Home Words." Travelling, OB tho book does, under auspices of tho English Church, it must carry sonic woight with a very largo and respectable portion ot tho community. Tho rev. writer (for so X presumo him to be), will forgive an indifferent member of his ohuroh for call ing his attention to ono or two points upon which ho is cvidontly misinformed. Ho considers the I'ress of Sydney and elsewhere look a partial viow of tho action of tho parents of the children who endeavoured to removo Mr. Knopp, tho Public school tcachcr, on account of his religion ; and npproliends " that thoao papers did not know tho whole circumstances of the ense." Upon that point, 1 bog most respectfully to contradict the rov. gentle man. X, who Know the wliolo of tho cngo, took tho greatest caro they ohould know it, and if deputation No. X had ...

CORRESPONDENCE. [Wtm,E we shall ho glad to publish lotlorfl, it uniftt bo understood that it dooa not follow wo cndoi'fla the opinions of our correspondents.] TO Tnit RDITOH OIT Tllli VW'.E ritESB. Sin,—Ab ono of our members is about to pay nn ft visit oarly in llio week, I think tlio elcetovs nhould impress upon him tho advisability of nil Amend ment in tho Insolvency Act. The present Act in, in >ny opinion, only n loop-hole for diBhonest persona. Very fair cvidunca can bo seen by glanoing ovor the insolvencies during tho last two weeks. We have, not a hundred miles away from Bowral, two young men in tho prime of life, taking an advantage of this most imperfect Aat. What for; is it bccauBe thoy , have mot with somo heavy loss, or bavo they been laid ftp on a sick bod ? No, sir, it is that they havo a dishonost prinoiple. Thoy go to tho storos and got tho necessaries of life—and very often more than that, the storekeeper supplies in good faith of being paid. But when payment is d...

EXTRAORDINARY BANK ROBBERY. Melbourne, Wednesday. An extraordinary robbery from tho Com mercial Bank, Melbourne, has been reported to the police. The case presents very mysterious features. It appears that last evening Mr. G. D. Pinnock, the manager of the Ballai-at branch of the bauk, earn a to town by the last train from Ballarat in charge of a large quantity of bar gold, intended to be taken to the Mintt He also ; had sorno used-up bank notes, to bVretiirned to the bank in Melbourne. Altogether thero wore sixteen bars of gold, each weigh ing lf)72oz., and about 1000 mutilated notea which had been withdrawn from omnrlation. The fact of his coming down was presumed , to be only known to the proper officers of the bank, and to n messenger uained A. Carter, who was to receive the-J&amp;uhiiras manager with his treasure, and assist ..him in placing it in a proper place of security. Immediately on Mr. Pinnock arriving at tho bank tho gold and notes were taken to the strong room. He...